Friday, August 1, 2025 - Epstein Files; TX gerrymandering; Environment

Guest: David Daley, FairVote
PLEASE DONATE to KPFK! Original airdate 7-22-2025. Texas GOP Gov. Abbott launched an 'emergency' session of the state legislature to redraw the state's heavily gerrymandered U.S. House maps before the 2026 midterm elections and further disenfranchise minority voters. Redistricting expert DAVID DALEY details the GOP plan to subvert democracy, what can be done to fight back, the impact on free and fair elections, and much more. GOP House Speaker Mike Johnson recessed the US House until September to block a non-binding resolution calling for the release of the Epstein Files of sex-trafficker and friend of Donald Trump, Jeffrey Epstein. Plus our latest 'Green News Report.'